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The image shows a tennis ball hitting a tennis racket.



According to Newton's third law of motion, which of the following best describes the forces of the tennis racket and the ball?
A.
Both the tennis racket and the ball experience equal forces but in opposite directions.
B.
Neither the tennis racket nor the ball experiences the force of gravity.
C.
The tennis racquet applies a greater force on the ball than the ball applies on the racket.
D.
Both the tennis racket and the ball experience equal forces in the same direction.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

By Newton's third law, when the racket exerts a force on the ball, the ball exerts an equal-magnitude force in the opposite direction on the racket.